What is the working title of your next book?
THE INTERLOPER
Where did the idea come from?
I had this preposterous idea for a government conspiracy thriller that I just couldn't let go of, and this led to me writing the novella THE HUNTED, which led me to wanting to write a series of novellas where some would be part of the same conspiracy idea with a Spillane/Destroyer feel, while others would be pure crime heist with more of a Richard Stark/Parker feel and others a mix of the two. So the next one up was THE DAME. And that led me to wanting to write a 3rd, THE INTERLOPER, and wanting to see if I could package the three of them as a novel.
What genre best defines your book?
men's action, crime, conspiracy, thriller
Which actors would you choose to play your characters in a movie rendition?
Dan Willis -- Clive Owen
The Dame -- Milas Kunis
Martin Luce -- Jeremy Renner
What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book?
Shadowy government agency, hitmen, double-crosses, and crime heists gone very bad.
Will your book be self-published or represented by an agency?
The first two novellas have been self-published, but my agent is now shopping all 3 as a book.
How long did it take you to write the first draft?
6 months.
What other books would you compare this story to within your genre?
The first part, THE HUNTED, will remind readers of both The Destroyer books and Mickey Spillane. THE DAME and THE INTERLOPER parts will remind readers of Richard Stark books, such as The Seventh.
Who or what inspired you to write this book?
Partly my love of the Richard Stark Parker books, partly wanting to do a similar series, and partly having this preposterous conspiracy idea I couldn't let go of.
What else about the book might pique the reader’s interest?
The first part, THE HUNTED has a shocker of a secret, and the 2nd and 3rd parts are for readers who love violent crime heists novels.
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